Publications
Information on studying chemistry – digital, clear and free of charge.
Which chemistry university courses are right for me?
There’s a wide range to choose from – which is precisely why the GDCh offers its own website to help you choose university courses:
Also: tips on studying abroad, work placements and dual training programmes.
Recruiting members for the Chemical Education Division
The Division has published a recruitment leaflet outlining its services, activities and initiatives. The leaflet is available to download or can be requested in printed form from the GDCh Office.
FGCU leaflet (PDF file, 3.3 MB)
Assessment and Support in Chemical Education
The brochure was produced by the Division’s Working Group on Educational Standards, Curricula and Teaching Research.
Assessment and Support (PDF file, 350 KB)
The Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programme for teaching chemistry – Proposals for restructuring and curriculum development
The chemical education division, together with a commission comprising subject specialists, educationalists and school practitioners from across Germany, has drawn up detailed proposals on how teacher training in chemistry at universities should be structured in future.
BA/MA degree programmes for chemistry teacher training (PDF file, 76 KB)
Recommendations of the GDCh Study Commission on the Bachelor’s degree programme in Chemistry at universities (August 2021)
GDCh Study Commission (PDF file, 725 KB)
Checklist from the GDCh Division for chemical education for planning specialist classrooms for experimental teaching in schools
This checklist is intended to assist with the planning of specialist classrooms for chemical education lessons, with a view to ensuring safety, functionality and accessibility. It was drawn up by the FGCU Working Group on Experimental Teaching.
Specialist classrooms checklist (PDF file, 170 KB)
Teacher training: The ability to conduct experiments
The article by the FGCU Working Group on Experimental Teaching was published in February 2023 in *Nachrichten aus der Chemie*.
Being able to experiment (PDF file, 275 KB)
Chemical equilibrium – Recommendations for consistent conceptual development and symbolism
The article by the FGCU Working Group on Terminology and Symbolism in chemical education was published in CHEMKON 02-2020.
Chemical equilibrium (PDF file, 715 KB)
White paper on the state of experimental chemistry teaching in German schools
published by the GDCh and the Conference of Chemistry Departments (KFC), February 2024
White paper on experimental teaching (PDF file, 757 KB)
Joint position paper by the mathematical and scientific societies on the continuing professional development of teachers
published by DVGeo, DMV, DPG, GDCh and VBIO, March 2022
Teachers’ continuing professional development is not a leisure activity! (PDF file, 220 KB)
Statement on the structural requirements for experimental teaching in schools (2018)
Structural requirements (PDF file, 223 KB)